James William Esmond (11 April 1822 – 3 December 1890) was an Irish-Australian gold prospector and miner, and was one of the first people to discover gold in Australia.
Author: Alexander Sutherland (book author) Source:
From p. 325 of the 1888 book "Victoria and its Metropolis, past and present. [Vol. 1 by A. Sutherland; vol. 2 by various authors. Illustrated.]" Uploaded by the British Library to Flickr here.
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